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Local Focus: Rob Tucker and the cream of NZ photojournalists to auction images for Taranaki Hospice
Photojournalist Rob Tucker once had a cleaner that asked to see some of his photos."On the top was this picture of this Māori gentleman. "Diane started wailing, crying and touching the photo, and I thought, 'Oh, what have...
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Post-traumatic stress disorder rife among police, survey shows
Data shows the rate of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among New Zealand Police is sky-high, with a survey showing almost half of respondents had signs of the disorder.A study by Arizona State University focused on more than...
John MacDonald: Driver in fatal Timaru crash shouldn't be in prison
OPINION: Let me start with a disclaimer of sorts. I have never been through what six Timaru families have been through since August 6 last year.In five of those families, each parent lost a son and siblings lost brothers when...
'We are both gone': Early-morning text alerts daughter-in-law to deaths of couple
Warning: This article references mental health issues and suicide and may be distressing A coroner who investigated the deaths of a loving married couple wants more work done to remove the "stigma" surrounding mental health and...
Kiwi laundry company Re.Stor fights back after Consumer NZ labels them dud suds
The Kiwi owners of a laundry detergent brand labelled "worse than water" in recent Consumer NZ tests are disputing the results and could take legal action. Grant Taylor and Renee Lee's Re.Stor laundry sheets performed "terribly"...
Rescue under way after safety locator beacon activated off Banks Peninsula
A rescue is under way off the coast of Banks Peninsula.A safety locator beacon was activated off Lyttelton Harbour, about 22 to 24 nautical miles straight out. Helicopters have commenced a Search and Rescue operation pattern...
Krishan Ranui Dick-Karetai jailed for shooting ex-girlfriend's partner between the eyes
The Seacliff man who shot his ex-partner's new boyfriend in the head has been sent to prison for six years and 11 months for attempted murder.Krishan Ranui Dick-Karetai, 24, was sentenced today for shooting the partner of his ex-girlfriend...
New Zealand designates American Proud Boys and The Base as terrorist organisations
By RNZ New Zealand has designated US groups the Proud Boys and The Base as terrorist entities.Set down in the Government's official journal of record - the gazette - last Monday, June 20, it was published publicly a week later...
Country Calendar uproar: Lake Hawea Station farmer, entrepreneur Geoff Ross hits back at critics
A South Island farmer has hit back at critics accusing his practices of being woke nonsense at Australasia's first certified carbon zero farm, saying no sector advances "without the trial of new and ideally better ways".Last Sunday's...
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